Karnataka Budget 2020 Live
Karnataka budget 2020 is going to be announced by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thurday, March 05,2020. This is his seventh budget.
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Tag: Bengaluru
TOP scheme for top Indian athletes
The astute TOP scheme launched by the Sports Authority of India (SAI)—beneficial for a lot of young athletes; as India aims for the silverware in Olympic 2020. Ritam Chatterjee The Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme by SAI not only proved beneficial for current Indian athletes but also made a rich pool of young upcoming talents, […]
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Choose Your Masks
With new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 being detected in India, stocks of surgical masks, pollution masks and the basic N-95 masks are selling like hot cakes. By Savyata Mishra City chemists and druggists opened their shops today to a new surge in demand for masks, as Bengalureans brace themselves to the coronavirus epidemic, after a […]
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Protesting the ban on protests
After Mayor Gowtham Kumar rejected Congress party’s motion against the ban on protests at Town Hall, both Congress and JD(S) corporators boycotted the BBMP council meeting. By Vivek Kumar The opposition parties on Tuesday staged a protest in front of Kempegowda hall at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) headquarters and demanded revocation of ban […]
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Aspiring doctors seek asylum in Indian medical universities
Due to the indefinite suspension of classes amid coronavirus outbreak, the parents of Indian-origin students pursuing MBBS degrees in China are seeking accommodation of their kids in Indian medical universities. By Neetu Saini Juggling her books and clothes, Apurva Issar, a fifth-year student of Tianjin Medical University in Beijing was packing when she received a […]
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PG owners far away from knowing their guests
Failing to check backgrounds and keeping a record of all the tenants, paying guest (PG) accommodations in Bangalore witness an increase in unaccounted for thefts By Nikita Arora Pragya Vaibhav, who lives in a paying guest accommodation in Sadduguntepalya, gets ready and packs her bag to leave for college. It’s 8.40 AM and she is […]
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BBMP: Who let the dogs out?
Dog owners, animal welfare associations and other concerned NGOs slam the BBMP Animal Husbandry bylaws that decide how many pets an owner can keep in Bengaluru. By Neetu Saini In Bengaluru, parents will soon have to abandon one child based on their aggression level as per the new bylaws proposed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar […]
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Ain’t no party without a party popper
Organizing a birthday party? You will now have to pay 30-40 per cent extra on party poppers due to the COVID-19. By Rhythima Agrawal Major Chinese suppliers of cylindrical iron caps have stopped supplying in the Indian market. They are used as a raw material in party poppers. The lockdown in China has left the manufacturers […]
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Running for a better future
Marathons for social causes are becoming increasingly popular in the city. Even when there is no noble cause in mind, participants find them to be good form of recreation. By Shubhangi Mathur Some people are running away from taking up the responsibility of climate crisis, while some are running for it. Many groups and NGOs […]
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CAG Report confirms the prevalence of child marriage in Karnataka
A CAG report shows that more than 100 ‘ineligible beneficiaries’ have received financial assistance under the ‘Bidaai’ scheme by the Government of Karnataka. By Jagriti Parakh A recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India shows that the Department of Minority Development of Karnataka has extended financial assistance of Rs. 50 lakhs (Rs. […]
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